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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Utah, 1898
A map from 1898 of Utah showing the capital at Salt Lake City, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, lakes, rivers, and the Great American Desert to the west of Salt Lake. "Settled 1848 at Salt Lake by Mormons from Illinois,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Highwood Mountains, 1911
A map of a part of the Highwoods Mountains in Montana showing a glaciated portion of the Great Plains. The map shows the remnant glacial features such as moraine and drift, and shows the areas covered by younger drift, areas covered by...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Utah, 1902
A map from 1902 of Utah showing the capital at Salt Lake City, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, rivers, and the Great American Desert region to the west of Salt Lake.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Utah Territory, 1892
A map from 1892 of the Utah Territory prior to statehood (January 4, 1896), showing the territorial capital at Salt Lake City, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, rivers, and the Great American...
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Etc: Original Range of the Bison, 1720 1903
A map of North America showing the original range of the American bison. The map shows the dates of local extermination, location, and numbers of wild animals in 1903 (Central Canada and the Rockies). "Beyond all doubt the most...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, 1852
A map from 1852 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. The map shows territorial boundaries at the time, including the Mexican States, capitals and major cities and ports, railroads, rivers, lakes, mountain systems, and terrain...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Map of South America, 1898
A map from 1898 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map includes an insert of the Isthmus of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Relief of the United States, 1910
A relief map from 1910 of the United States showing the physical features of the New England Highlands, Adirondacks, Appalachian Plateau and Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plains, Lake Superior Highlands, Red River Valley Plains,...
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Unesco: Canada: Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for strategic military purposes at a time when...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Story of Africa, 1912
A stylized relief map of Africa, showing the Sahara, major rivers and lakes, mountains, "wild country," and other features. The Sahara is labeled as "The Great Desert that No Man Could Cross." with pyramids and temples drawn along the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1903
A map of Asia from 1903 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the Empire of Japan and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1904
A map of Asia from 1904 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the Empire of Japan...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Asia, 1916
A map from 1916 of Asia, showing physical features and general elevations. This map uses color-contours to show land elevations ranging from below sea level around the Caspian Sea to over 15000 feet, and water depths given in fathoms....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: China, 1920
A map from 1920 of southern China (China Proper) showing the province borders at the time, including Tibet and Chinese Turkistan, and the frontiers of Mongolia and Manchuria. The map shows provincial capitals and major cities, railways,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Tanis, 1886
Plan of the ancient Egyptian site of Tanis, often referred to as the Thebes of the North. Tanis was the Lower Egyptian capital during the late period during the nineteenth dynasty. It was built on the Tanitic arm of the Nile River near...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Minnesota, 1904
A map from 1904 of Minnesota showing the capital of Minneapolis (St. Paul since 1849), major cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, lakes, and rivers. "Minnesota (Gopher State) - Was first settled in 1812. Admitted to the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drawing North America, 1872
A map exercise from 1872 for drawing North America. The map shows the general outline of the coasts, major waters and rivers, and a vertical profile cross-section of the continent from the San Francisco Bay area to Cape Hatteras....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Queensland, 1920
A map of Queensland, Australia in 1920, showing counties, cities and ports, railways, submarine cable and important overland telegraph routes, rivers, lakes, mountains, and coastal features. The map shows the Great Barrier Reef and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Queensland, 1920
A map of Queensland, Australia in 1920, showing counties, cities and ports, railways, submarine cable and important overland telegraph routes, rivers, lakes, mountains, and coastal features. The map shows the Great Barrier Reef and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Russia, 1920
A map from 1920 of western Russia showing the political divisions within the country at the time. The map is color-coded to show the boundaries of European Russia, including the territories of Finland, the Baltic Provinces, Poland, White...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Relief of the United States, 1904
A relief map from 1904 of the United States showing the mountain systems and highlands, plateaus, plains, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. This map divides the area into the main groups of the St. Lawrence Basin, Allegheny Region,...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Eagle Island Camp
One of the original Adirondack Great Camps, on Upper Saranac Lake; used as a Girl Scout camp today.
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Waters Journey Everglades Currents of Change Header Image and Link to Home Page
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...
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Image of Diver
The worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration project has begun and is taking a critical look at the Kissimmee river, Lake Okeechobee, and ultimately the Florida Bay. A great deal of information is presented on this site including...